Teenager feared she would never be believed over alleged rape, inquest told
A teenager who accused a man of raping her was told by police there was no chance of a successful prosecution and that a trial would be “very traumatic”, leading
Read MoreA teenager who accused a man of raping her was told by police there was no chance of a successful prosecution and that a trial would be “very traumatic”, leading
Read MoreA mentally ill woman killed her four-year-old son in the bath three years after telling a nurse about a previous attempt to drown him, a court has heard. Oluwakemi Badare,
Read MoreTwo men who smuggled 31 Iraqi migrants, including children as young as one, into Britain in the back of hired vans have each been jailed for seven years. Akan Brayan
Read MoreA founder of banned fascist group National Action (NA) has been jailed for more than eight years. Last month Alex Davies, described as the “biggest Nazi of the lot”, was
Read MoreA mentally-ill man has been locked up indefinitely after stabbing his 81-year-old father to death. Frank Samuel, 54, was heard to say “don’t call me Frankie” as he attacked father-of-four
Read MoreA care home firm has been fined £450,000 after a catalogue of health and safety failings led to a vulnerable resident drowning in a bath. Margaret Glasgow was a resident
Read MoreNew restorative justice services will put “victims at the heart of the justice system”, a Scottish minister has said as he welcomes its launch. Justice Secretary Keith Brown (pictured) said
Read MoreLabelling domestic violence as “honour abuse” could accidentally legitimise it, ministers have been warned. The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) said a range of practices known as honour abuses, such
Read MoreA woman has been jailed for a minimum of 18 years for the murder of a one-year-old boy she was hoping to adopt. Leiland-James Corkill had been placed with Laura
Read MoreMillions of pounds of taxpayers’ money was spent for “nothing in return” because of “loopholes” in the contract for a privately run youth jail shut down over serious safety concerns,
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